Balcony Solar in Ohio
Ohio's HB 755 addresses portable solar generation devices and is in House committee. It is reported to require NEC compliance and testing-lab certification; the exact wording is not yet confirmed from primary text.
Reviewed August 6, 2026 against primary sources. Laws change — the sources below let you re-check.
Would Ohio's bill require UL 3700?
No — the bill does not name UL 3700.
Per the official summary and press, requires NEC compliance plus certification by a testing laboratory; not confirmed verbatim. Does not name UL 3700.
Why this matters: “certified by UL” names an organization; “certified to UL 3700” names a plug-in-PV standard. They are not the same claim. Full explainer →
What's still unsettled
- In House committee; not yet law.
- Certification wording is secondary-sourced.
Before you buy in Ohio
This bill is not law yet — until it passes and takes effect, Ohio's existing utility and electrical rules apply. Even once it passes, the gear has to actually be certified to what the law asks, and today no plug-in kit sold in the US carries UL 3700 yet. What "UL 3700 certified" really means →